Session 2_Thinking Analysis_Lesson 8_9_Creative Thinking Skills Thinking With Technology.pptx

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1. THINKING AND ANALYSIS (cont.)

2. Chapter outlines Creative Thinking Skills (cont.) Thinking with Technology THINKING AND ANALYSIS

3. LEARNING OBJECTIVES By the end of this section, you will be able to: Describe the role of creative thinking skills in problem-solving Identify technology tools that enhance our learning Explain how technology skills relate to critical/creative thinking skills Examine online learning in the context of organizing, communicating, reading, and researching online Assess our readiness to use technology

4. Problem-Solving with Creative Thinking Creative problem-solving is a type of problem-solving. It involves searching for new and novel solutions to problems. Unlike critical thinking, which scrutinizes assumptions and uses reasoning, creative thinking is about generating alternative ideas - practices and solutions that are unique and effective. It’s about facing sometimes muddy and unclear problems and seeing how “things” can be done differently - how new solutions can be imagined.

5. Activity Brainstorming Project start up "Social initiative": Discuss in small groups, propose a creative social initiative, to solve any problem our society.

6. Brainstorming technique

7. 3. Thinking with Technology

8. Benefit of information technology It empowers people to do what they want to do. It lets people be creative. It lets people be productive. It lets people learn things they didn’t think they could learn before. And so in a sense it is all about potential.

9. Technology for College Learning 85% of college-bound students say technology in the classroom and the availability of online classes are their top determinants in choosing a college. "Digital Capabilities at Universities Key to Draw Students."  CareerIndia . 28 Nov 2014. Web. 16 Feb 2016.

10. Discussion Did technology influence your college decisions?

11. Critical & Creative Thinking with Technology Computer software  and  Internet resources   allow students to record, defend, and challenge their thinking. Digital camcorders   allow students to observe and analyze the world - to resee and reimagine it in a way that appeals to them.

12. Interactive whiteboards   are helpful for class discussions about ideas or Web content; they facilitate whole-class display and hands-on participation. Student-response systems , like clickers, allow students to respond to questions and then debate the answers. Critical & Creative Thinking with Technology

13. Critical & Creative Thinking with Technology Blogs   can serve as personal journals, where students can record, share, and reflect on field experiences and research activities. Students can also use blogs as a preestablished environment for critically responding to assigned readings. Discussion boards   can help students establish a sense of community with their class and engage in ongoing threaded conversations on assigned readings and topics highlighting diverse points of view. Wikis   can help students coordinate, compile, synthesize, and present individual or group projects or research, as well as build and share group resources and knowledge. Wikis can also help students provide peer review, feedback, and critiques.

14. How different digital technologies can help faculty and students with critical and creative thinking?

15. It is specially designed to help California’s online community college students. (for references) Getting Tech-Ready: https://apps.3cmediasolutions.org/oei/modules/tech/ Introduction to Online Learning: https://apps.3cmediasolutions.org/oei/modules/intro/ Organizing with Technology https://apps.3cmediasolutions.org/oei/modules/organizing/ Communicating with Technology: https://apps.3cmediasolutions.org/oei/modules/communication/ Reading and Researching with Technology: https://apps.3cmediasolutions.org/oei/modules/reading/

16. Mobile Learning and Social Networking Mobile Learning: By the time the class of 2016 graduates, close to 91.4 percent of U.S. college students will own a smartphone (17 million). Social Networking: See the eMarketer.com data graph showing the daily time spent on select social networks by U.S. college student Internet users, as of May 2015. Social networking can readily facilitate learning.